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DENPASAR, Bali: Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine earlier this year appeared to overshadow all else on the agenda of the leaders鈥� meeting of the Group of 20 on Tuesday, with the conflict in Europe having fueled geopolitical tensions and a global surge in food and energy prices.

Leaders of G20 member states, invited countries and international organizations have gathered in Bali to discuss the pressing challenges facing the global economy, which is creeping toward a recession.

Indonesia, the world鈥檚 fourth-most populous country and Southeast Asia鈥檚 largest economy, is hosting the summit under the theme 鈥淩ecover together, recover stronger鈥� in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences.

Although the summit鈥檚 official focus is on financial stability, health, sustainable energy, and digital transformation, host Indonesia faces another layer of complexity as it tries to bridge rifts within the G20 over the war in Ukraine.

Joko Widodo, the Indonesian president, acknowledged the mood during his opening remarks on Tuesday, just before the closed-door discussions began.

鈥淚 understand we need huge efforts to be able to sit together in this room,鈥� he said, while calling for collaboration among countries.

He pointed out that the world could not afford to fall into 鈥渁nother Cold War,鈥� adding that nations must work to 鈥渆nd the war.鈥�

He said: 鈥淭oday, the eyes of the world are on our meeting. Will we score success? Or will we add one more to the list of failures? For us, G20 must succeed and cannot fail.鈥�

Seventeen G20 leaders are attending this week鈥檚 summit, including US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Indonesia invited other nations and international organizations to take part, adding to a long list of world leaders that includes UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, addressed G20 leaders via video link on the summit鈥檚 first day, in which he shared his optimism that the conflict鈥檚 end could be in sight.

He said: 鈥淚 am convinced now is the time when the Russian destructive war must and can be stopped.鈥�

Analysts expect the war to feature prominently in the summit鈥檚 final communique, despite calls by the Indonesian hosts for dialogue and collaboration to resolve global economic problems such as inflation, and food and energy security.

Gatherings of G20 ministers since Indonesia took over the group鈥檚 presidency last December have failed to produce joint declarations. There have been disagreements between Russia and other members on the precise language, including how to describe what is occurring in Ukraine.

Dr. Ahmad Rizky Mardhatillah Umar, an Indonesian international relations researcher at the University of Queensland, in Australia said the expected final declaration on Wednesday was unlikely to fully address the global challenges facing the world today.

He told Arab News: 鈥淕iven the tensions between the US and China for example in some political matters and then war in Ukraine, it is difficult to see the G20 Summit will deliver an agreeable result that can solve the global challenges facing the world today, because global challenges facing the world today are largely a political problem.

鈥淪o, it is a difficult task for Indonesia to deliver a joint communique which is able to solve all the global challenges.鈥�

He noted that the challenges facing the world today were 鈥渟omething that goes beyond Indonesia鈥檚 reach.鈥�

Umar added that this was 鈥渂ecause the global crisis today requires political solutions, and it is difficult for Indonesia to mediate, for example, between Russia and Ukraine.鈥�

The gathering in Bali follows concerted efforts by Indonesia to broker peace between the warring nations. In late June, Widodo was the first Asian leader to travel to Kyiv and Moscow to meet his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts in an effort to ease the conflict鈥檚 impact on the international community.

Bhima Yudhistira, director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, also felt that the global situation was beyond Indonesia鈥檚 control.

鈥淭he summit has been overshadowed by the Ukraine war, and it鈥檚 possible that they won鈥檛 reach a final communique, even though the key of the meeting鈥檚 success is on this communique,鈥� he told Arab News.

鈥淚ndonesia鈥檚 position is as a developing country, and the defining players are the ones in conflict and developed countries, so even being able to facilitate the meeting between America鈥檚 Joe Biden and China鈥檚 Xi Jinping at the G20 is already an achievement for now,鈥� Yudhistira said.

On Tuesday, Biden and Xi held their first in-person meeting since the US president took office. It came amid strained relations between their two countries that span various issues, ranging from trade to the status of Taiwan.

Yudhistira was nevertheless confident that this year鈥檚 G20 Summit would go down in history.

鈥淚 think this is a historic G20. It鈥檚 historic because of the polarization, because of the crack in multilateralism, but it鈥檚 still the one forum that brings together differences, such as between the US and China,鈥� he added.

For others, there was still hope that the summit could bring about stability.

Diana Dewi, chairwoman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry鈥檚 chapter in Jakarta, told Arab News: 鈥淭here is hope that this would result in world peace, because with this summit it鈥檚 not only about reaching for economic growth, but ever since the beginning, like President Widodo has said, this is an event that is supposed to unite.鈥�

News agencies reported on Tuesday that leaders of the world鈥檚 largest economies appeared ready to convey a strong message condemning Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine, though the draft declaration would still need to be approved by all the group鈥檚 members.

Established in 1999 in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, the G20 was originally intended to foster global economic cooperation. But it has since morphed into a forum addressing urgent world problems. This year鈥檚 focus was on health infrastructure and food security.

The annual leaders鈥� summit also serves as an opportunity for informal diplomatic exchanges, as heads of state participate in bilateral talks on the sidelines of the big meeting.

Tuesday witnessed a handful of the bilateral exchanges, including that of Xi and Anthony Albanese, Australia鈥檚 new prime minister, which marked the first formal meeting between the leaders of the two countries since 2016.

The Saudi crown prince also held a number of meetings on the summit鈥檚 sidelines, including with the UAE president, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Though most international headlines have focused on US and Chinese participation in the summit due to their global economic standing, 抖阴短视频鈥檚 role 鈥渋s very significant,鈥� senior Indonesian journalist Andreas Ismar told Arab News.

鈥湺兑醵淌悠� needs to diversify its economy to be less oil-reliant and they have plenty of chances of doing that in this forum,鈥� Ismar said, alluding to the Vision 2030 reform plan aimed at diversifying the Kingdom鈥檚 economy away from hydrocarbons.

Saudi Aramco and Indonesia鈥檚 state-owned Pertamina recently agreed to work together on the possibility of developing a clean ammonia and hydrogen value chain, as both Riyadh and Jakarta prioritize efforts on transitioning toward renewable energy sources.

鈥淚鈥檓 guessing there will be plenty more to come between 抖阴短视频 and Indonesia. Cooperation between the two countries was previously more on political and culture, but it is now rapidly shifting into economics,鈥� Ismar added.